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Ronald C. Mui

Managing Director

Perspective

Ron is proud to be a part of a team that serves as a long-term advisor to so many of its clients. The team members’ shared values and combined individual expertise in finance, M&A, and corporate strategy, along with a deep understanding of the clients’ business and their industries lead Republic Partners to provide the best advice and execute transactions that meet its clients’ objectives.

Expertise

  • Providing counsel to C-suite on corporate strategy, M&A processes, and merger integration
  • Utilizing data-driven methods to define and articulate the strengths and opportunities of our clients’ businesses
  • Bridging cultural differences to achieve optimal results among American, European, and Asian companies

Wants You to Know

  • Born in Hong Kong
  • Lived in New York City, London (UK), Rome (Italy), Los Angeles, and San Francisco for work with BP and Booz-Allen prior to joining Republic Partners in Chicago
  • Traveled with family to 46 out of the 50 states (the pandemic delayed completion of all 50 to 2022)
  • Lives in a home always filled with beautiful music from wife, Yuan-Qing Yu (Assistant Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra), daughter, Margaret (singer and violinist), and son, Aaron (cellist)
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Select Engagements

Ron has advised a number of entrepreneurial and family-owned businesses on their sale to public and global corporations as well as to private equity firms and family offices:

  • Sale of Midwest Warehouse & Distribution System to Ryder System.
  • Sale of DSC Logistics to CJ Logistics 
  • GENCO-ATC merger integration
  • Sale of Phoenix International to CH Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
  • Sale of The Mail Group, a subsidiary of bpost NV/SA to Architect Equity
  • Sale of Kane Is Able to Harkness Capital Partners
  • Sale of LeSaint Logistics to TAGG Logistics, a portfolio company of DOT Family Holdings
  • Sale of Tighe Logistics to Peninsula Capital Partners and Woodlawn Partners